tell your story

Dear ones,

Without you, this work would not exist. You are an inspiration and an essential part of our collective quest to challenge the way society thinks about sensitivity, empathy, being different and being creative.

Many of us have experience of being changed profoundly by books, spoken words, great art and role models.

Our journeys could be lonely, but even if we have felt alienated all our lives, we could seek solace in a ‘community of loners’. Rather than being overwhelmed, oppressed and isolated by our intensity, we could use it to create meaning, to find our tribe, and ultimately, own our place in the world.

Please join the "People Like Me and You" project! It is an ‘anthology’ of what inspires, touches or have changed the lives of emotionally sensitive, intense, and gifted people. Your story will be extremely valuable in helping us find and support each other.

To contribute, you can tell us who you are, or choose to be anonymous. All questions are optional, and you can put as much or as little as you wish. You can also change your mind at any time.

By taking a few minutes to fill in this form, you are doing something profoundly meaningful, and contributing to a community of kindred spirits who, like you, are searching for belongingness.

I thank you deeply for contributing.

Love,

Imi

TELL YOUR STORY

Tell Your Story

Your Name

Please feel free to use your real name, or a psuedonym.

Who are you

Where are you from? How old are you? What has been your geographical footrpint? What do you most enjoy doing? What do you do for a living? What matters to you?

Your story

What is it like, being sensitive, intense and perceptive in a world that does not always get you?

Your inspirations

What are some of the books, movies, art, music, websites or resources that have inspired or helped you?

People who have influenced you

Who have inspired you, or played a role in shaping the way you are? Can be any historical figures, authors, thought leaders or personal role models.

Some written words

Can you share some written words that have resonated with you? A quote, a poem, an excerpt from a book, or something that you have written.

A life advice

What is a good life advice that you have been given, read, heard, or internalised?

In your own words

What would you say to a young emotionally intense person who is finding their way in the world?

A Picture That Inspires

If you wish, you can submit a picture that goes along with your story- It could be a picture you took, or a piece of art you made. Please ensure you have the copyright, and email it to info@eggshelltherapy.com

Authorization and Release *

I understand the information I provide in this form may be published on this website and I authorize Eggshell Therapy to use them. If I send a photo shot by me, I grant Eggshell Therapy the right of possession and permission to use it. I agree to hold harmless and release Eggshell Therapy from all claims, demands, causes of action which I or anyone acting on my behalf may have by reason of this authorization. I know I can withdraw my consent at anytime by writing to info@eggshelltherapy.com

I understand and agree to the above release statement.

Email *

Your email address will NOT be published. This is only for me to communite with you in case I have to!

WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

Claiming your place in the world is not just a real act of courage, but also a form of public service.

By showing up to the world as the sensitive, intense person that you are, you are championing not just for your rights, but also all the passionate and porous souls that come before and after you.

By standing up for yourself when others call you a ‘too this’ or ‘too that,' you are helping others to fight against injustice.

Being unapologetically honest about your emotional reality is not only personally healing, but also transpersonally meaningful.

I thank you deeply for contributing today.

Love,

Imi

BACK TO YOUR TRUE HOME

If on this day you feel particularly lonely and deprived of connections, I would like to tell you

That your *true home* is not your biological family, the small town you were born in, or the big city you live in.

No matter where you are, it lies beyond the physical, the biological, or anything we can see.

Perhaps you have never felt ‘at home’ at home.

If you were drawn to the arts from a young age, it may be because you have always yearned to connect with artists, writers, and musicians from across time and space.

Or perhaps you have always felt misplaced in the human world and had sought connections with the wildlife and animals.

Even you were not thinking about it in that way, your soul has always been in search of your true home.

It is not a particular person or group or place, but the ‘moments of meetings’ when you intellectually, emotionally, spiritually connect.

It is when your soul aligns with a piece of writing, art, or music, and you are inspired, transformed, elevated.

It is when you download materials from the Universe.

It is when you express yourself freely and unapologetically.

Although not being able to connect with those in your immediate surroundings makes you feel alone, like a Martian on Earth, it is also this temporary homesickness that propels you to be creative and expand your awareness.

When you step into your true home - a psycho-spiritual space that cannot be seen or calculated or defined, you will experience ecstasy and peace so profound that you will not miss it.

You will never be homeless, exiled, or betrayed, if you can find your true home from within, or from the right places.

Welcome Home.

Our humanity is bound up in one another, and any tear in the fabric of connection between us must be repaired for us all to be made whole. This interconnectedness is the very root of who we are.